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It was composed by Ditlev Ludvig Rogert . The lyrics first appeared in Johannes Ewald 's historical drama "The Fishermen" in 1828 . Der Er Et Yndigt Land is used as the National Anthem . Kong Kristian is usually played only in the presence of a member of the royal family. Only the first verse is commonly used. DANISH LYRICS :Kong Christian stod ved højen mast :i røg og damp; :hans værge hamrede så fast, :at gotens hjelm og hjerne brast. :Da sank hvert fjendtligt spejl og mast :i røg og damp. :Fly, skreg de, fly, hvad flygte kan! :hvo står for Danmarks Christian :hvo står for Danmarks Christian :i kamp? :Niels Juel gav agt på stormens brag. :Nu er det tid. :Han hejsede det røde flag :og slog på fjenden slag i slag. :Da skreg de højt blandt stormens brag: :Nu er det tid! :Fly, skreg de, hver, som véd et skjul! :hvo kan bestå mod Danmarks Juel :hvo kan bestå mod Danmarks Juel :i strid? :O, Nordhav! Glimt af Wessel brød :din mørke sky. :Da ty'de kæmper til dit skød; :thi med ham lynte skræk og død. :Fra vallen hørtes vrål, som brød :den tykke sky. :Fra Danmark lyner Tordenskjold; :hver give sig i himlens vold :hver give sig i himlens vold :og fly! :Du danskes vej til ros og magt, :sortladne hav! :Modtag din ven, som uforsagt :tør møde faren med foragt :så stolt som du mod stormens magt, :sortladne hav! :Og rask igennem larm og spil :og kamp og sejer før mig til :og kamp og sejer før mig til :min grav! ENGLISH TRANSLATION (by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ) :King Kristian stood by the lofty mast :In mist and smoke; :His sword was hammering so fast, :Through Gothic helm and brain it passed; :Then sank each hostile hulk and mast, :In mist and smoke. :"Fly!" shouted they, "fly, he who can! :Who braves of Denmark's Kristian, :Who braves of Denmark's Kristian, :In battle?" :Nils Juel gave heed to the tempest's roar, :Now is the hour! :He hoisted his blood-red flag once more, :And smote upon the foe full sore, :And shouted loud, through the tempest's roar, :"Now is the hour!" :"Fly!" shouted they, "for shelter fly! :Of Denmark's Juel who can defy, :Of Denmark's Juel who can defy, :The power?" :North Sea! a glimpse of Wessel rent :Thy murky sky! :Then champions to thine arms were sent; :Terror and Death glared where he went; :From the waves was heard a wail, that rent :Thy murky sky! :From Denmark thunders Tordenskiol', :Let each to Heaven commend his soul, :Let each to Heaven commend his soul, :And fly! :Path of the Dane to fame and might! :Dark-rolling wave! :Receive thy friend, who, scorning flight, :Goes to meet danger with despite, :Proudly as thou the tempest's might, :Dark-rolling wave! :And amid pleasures and alarms, :And war and victory, be thine arms, :And war and victory, be thine arms, :My grave! EXTERNAL LINK |
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